Re: LinuxThreads and NPTL

From: Robert Love <rml ufl edu>

To: NPTL Mail-list <phil-list redhat com>

Subject: Re: LinuxThreads and NPTL

Date: 24 Apr 2003 19:12:55 -0400

On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 13:41, A.J. Blanchard wrote:
> 1) Does the venerable old LinuxThreads co-exist with NPTL in the caned RH-9?
Yes. Use LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 <...> to use it.
> 2) By default, am I using NPTL on RH-9?
Yes.
> 3) I have seen that Glibc "contains" NPTL. How does this translate to the
> libpthread.so? Wrappers or extensions or ...?
libpthread.so uses the right library as needed, just like libc.so can
dynamically use different functions depending on the kernel. No
wrappers are used.
> BTW, if I have overlooked some obvious FAQ, smite me and let me know.
Well, the first two were in the RH9 relnotes...
Robert Love